Photos: Massive protests return to Cairo’s Tahrir Square

Vancouver Sun01.26.2013

Thousands of Egyptian protesters gather in Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Jan. 25, 2013. Two years after Egypt’s revolution began, the country’s schism was on display Friday as the mainly liberal and secular opposition held rallies saying the goals of the pro-democracy uprising have not been met and denouncing Islamist President Mohammed Morsi.Khalil Hamra
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An Egyptian protester talks to anti-riot soldiers during a protest in front of the presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Jan. 25, 2013. Two years after Egypt’s revolution began, the country’s schism was on display Friday as the mainly liberal and secular opposition held rallies saying the goals of the pro-democracy uprising have not been met and denouncing Islamist President Mohammed Morsi.Amr Nabil
/ AP

Protesters trows stones during a rallye marking the second anniversary of the uprising that ousted Hosni Mubarak and ushered in an Islamist government on January 25, 2013 in Alexandria. Clashes erupted in two neighbourhoods of Alexandria between police and protesters who burned tyres, sending plumes of dark smoke into the sky.-
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A group of Egyptian protesters chant during a demonstration in Tahrir Square on January 25, in Cairo, Egypt. Thousands of protesters converged on the capital’s iconic Tahrir Square on January 25, to mark the second anniversary of the overthrow of former President Hosni Mubarak’s regime.Ed Giles
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An Egyptian protester chants during a demonstration in Tahrir Square on January 25, in Cairo, Egypt. Thousands of protesters converged on the capital’s iconic Tahrir Square on January 25, to mark the second anniversary of the overthrow of former President Hosni Mubarak’s regime.Ed Giles
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An Egyptian protester lights flares during a demonstration in Cairo’s landmark Tahrir Square on January 25, 2013. Thousands of Egyptians marched on Tahrir Square to demand change, two years after the uprising that ousted Hosni Mubarak and ushered in an Islamist government, as sporadic clashes erupted nearby.MOHAMMED ABED
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A group of Egyptian protesters take shelter behind a stone wall during clashes with riot police in Tahrir Square on January 25, in Cairo, Egypt. Thousands of protesters converged on the capital’s iconic Tahrir Square on Friday to mark the second anniversary of the overthrow of former President Hosni Mubarak’s regime.Ed Giles
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Egyptian men take part in midday prayer during a demonstration in Tahrir Square on January 25, in Cairo, Egypt. Thousands of protesters converged on the capital’s iconic Tahrir Square on Friday to mark the second anniversary of the overthrow of former President Hosni Mubarak’s regime.Ed Giles
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Egyptian masked protesters, who call themselves the black eagles and describes themselves as peaceful but are prepared to defend any attacks against protesters, gather near the presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Jan. 25, 2013. Two years after Egypt’s revolution began, the country’s schism was on display Friday as the mainly liberal and secular opposition held rallies saying the goals of the pro-democracy uprising have not been met and denouncing Islamist President Mohammed Morsi.Amr Nabil
/ AP

Egyptian protesters set up fire during clashes with riot police, not seen, near Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Jan. 25, 2013. Two years after Egypt’s revolution began, the country’s schism was on display Friday as the mainly liberal and secular opposition held rallies saying the goals of the pro-democracy uprising have not been met and denouncing Islamist President Mohammed Morsi. With the anniversary, Egypt is definitively in the new phase of its upheaval.Khalil Hamra
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A group of Egyptian protesters chant during a demonstration in Tahrir Square on January 25, in Cairo, Egypt. Thousands of protesters converged on the capital’s iconic Tahrir Square on January 25, to mark the second anniversary of the overthrow of former President Hosni Mubarak’s regime.Ed Giles
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An Egyptian protester wearing empty tear gas canisters around his neck carries an Egyptian flag during a demonstration in Tahrir Square on January 25, in Cairo, Egypt. Thousands of protesters converged on the capital’s iconic Tahrir Square on January 25, to mark the second anniversary of the overthrow of former President Hosni Mubarak’s regime.Ed Giles
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Egyptian protestors take cover as others throw stones towards security personnel in Sheikh Rayhan street that leads to the Interior Ministry headquarters, near Tahrir Square, on January 25, 2013. Thousands of Egyptians marched in Tahrir Square to demand change, two years after the uprising that ousted Hosni Mubarak and ushered in an Islamist government, as sporadic clashes erupted nearby.KHALED DESOUKI
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A group of Egyptian protesters attempt to dismantle a stone wall during clashes with riot police in Tahrir Square on January 25, in Cairo, Egypt. Thousands of protesters converged on the capital’s iconic Tahrir Square on Friday to mark the second anniversary of the overthrow of former President Hosni Mubarak’s regime.Ed Giles
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An Egyptian protestor throws a Molotov cocktail towards security personnel in Cairo’s Sheikh Rayhan street that leads to the Interior Ministry headquarters, near Tahrir Square, on January 25, 2013. Thousands of Egyptians marched in Tahrir Square to demand change, two years after the uprising that ousted Hosni Mubarak and ushered in an Islamist government, as sporadic clashes erupted nearby.KHALED DESOUKI
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An Egyptian protester throws a rock toward riot police during a demonstration in Tahrir Square on January 25, in Cairo, Egypt. Thousands of protesters converged on the capital’s iconic Tahrir Square on Friday to mark the second anniversary of the overthrow of former President Hosni Mubarak’s regime.Ed Giles
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An Egyptian riot police officer wearing a gas mask looks through a crack in a security barrier during clashes near Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Jan. 25, 2013. Youth activists and opposition groups have called for large rallies to mark the second anniversary of Egypt’s Jan. 25, 2011 uprising that toppled long-time authoritarian leader President Hosni Mubarak.Khalil Hamra
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Egyptian men take part in midday prayer during a demonstration in Tahrir Square on January 25, in Cairo, Egypt. Thousands of protesters converged on the capital’s iconic Tahrir Square on Friday to mark the second anniversary of the overthrow of former President Hosni Mubarak’s regime.Ed Giles
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An Egyptian protester leads others in chants during a demonstration in Tahrir Square on January 25, in Cairo, Egypt. Thousands of protesters converged on the capital’s iconic Tahrir Square on January 25, to mark the second anniversary of the overthrow of former President Hosni Mubarak’s regime.Ed Giles
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Egyptian demonstrator wave the national flag and shout slogans during a protest in Tahrir Square on January 25, 2013. Huge crowds are expected to demonstrate in Egypt on the second anniversary of the revolution that ousted Hosni Mubarak and brought in an Islamist government, as political tensions simmer and economic woes bite.MOHAMMED ABED
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An injured Egyptian protester is led away from clashes with riot police in Tahrir Square on January 25, in Cairo, Egypt. Thousands of protesters converged on the capital’s iconic Tahrir Square on Friday to mark the second anniversary of the overthrow of former President Hosni Mubarak’s regime.Ed Giles
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An Egyptian protester shouts to anti-riot soldiers in front of the presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Jan. 25, 2013. Two years after Egypt’s revolution began, the country’s schism was on display Friday as the mainly liberal and secular opposition held rallies saying the goals of the pro-democracy uprising have not been met and denouncing Islamist President Mohammed Morsi.Amr Nabil
/ AP

An Egyptian protester talks on a mobile phone standing below a poster of former secular Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser during a demonstration in Tahrir Square on January 25, in Cairo, Egypt. Thousands of protesters converged on the capital’s iconic Tahrir Square on January 25, to mark the second anniversary of the overthrow of former President Hosni Mubarak’s regime.Ed Giles
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An Egyptian protester evacuates an injured boy during clashes near Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Jan. 25, 2013. Two years after Egypt’s revolution began, the country’s schism was on display Friday as the mainly liberal and secular opposition held rallies saying the goals of the pro-democracy uprising have not been met and denouncing Islamist President Mohammed Morsi.Khalil Hamra
/ AP

Egyptian anti-riot policemen resist protesters from pulling barbed wire in front of the presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Jan. 25, 2013. Two years after Egypt's revolution began, the country's schism was on display Friday as the mainly liberal and secular opposition held rallies saying the goals of the pro-democracy uprising have not been met and denouncing Islamist President Mohammed Morsi. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)Amr Nabil
/ AP

Egyptian protesters throw stones during clashes with riot police, not seen, near Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Jan. 25, 2013. Two years after Egypt’s revolution began, the country’s schism was on display Friday as the mainly liberal and secular opposition held rallies saying the goals of the pro-democracy uprising have not been met and denouncing Islamist President Mohammed Morsi. With the anniversary, Egypt is definitively in the new phase of its upheaval.Khalil Hamra
/ AP

An Egyptian protester works on a laptop computer while sitting amongst tents pitched in Tahrir Square on January 25, in Cairo, Egypt. Thousands of protesters converged on the capital’s iconic Tahrir Square on January 25, to mark the second anniversary of the overthrow of former President Hosni Mubarak’s regime.Ed Giles
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An Egyptian protester runs to throw tear gas during a protest in Tahrir Square on January 25, 2013 in Cairo. Huge crowds are expected to demonstrate in Egypt on the second anniversary of the revolution that ousted Hosni Mubarak and brought in an Islamist government, as political tensions simmer and economic woes bite.MOHAMMED ABED
/ AFP/Getty Images

It’s been two years since former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak was overthrown, but the North African country is still struggling to fulfill the hopes of the Arab Spring. Protesters returned to famed Tahrir Square Friday in a rally that saw violent clashes with riot police. Take a look.

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